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Solo Tone
I Love You Much Too Much
Santana
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarYamaha SG2000
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark I (early snakeskin head, modded for high gain)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1981 (Zebop! album). Santana was known to use the Yamaha SG2000 and Mesa/Boogie Mark I for this era. No evidence of PRS or Dumble for this specific recording. Effects are minimal and mostly amp-based; pedal use is rare in Santana's studio solos of this period.
Tone Character(10)
singing sustainliquid, vocal-like lead tonewarm and smoothmidrange-forwardthick, creamy overdrivetouch-sensitivenote bloom and feedbacksmooth attackcompressed sustainviolin-like phrasing
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced control of sustain, vibrato, and phrasing, as well as the ability to coax feedback and dynamic swells from the amp, making it challenging for most intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarYamaha SG2000
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark I (early snakeskin head, modded for high gain)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1981 (Zebop! album). Santana was known to use the Yamaha SG2000 and Mesa/Boogie Mark I for this era. No evidence of PRS or Dumble for this specific recording. Effects are minimal and mostly amp-based; pedal use is rare in Santana's studio solos of this period.
Tone Character(10)
singing sustainliquid, vocal-like lead tonewarm and smoothmidrange-forwardthick, creamy overdrivetouch-sensitivenote bloom and feedbacksmooth attackcompressed sustainviolin-like phrasing
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced control of sustain, vibrato, and phrasing, as well as the ability to coax feedback and dynamic swells from the amp, making it challenging for most intermediate players.